Comets 80-74 Liberty (21 Jul, 2007) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

7-15, 2-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	17	21	22	20	80
NYL	16	22	18	18	74

New York Liberty

10-11, 6-4 home

Catherine Kraayeveld missed 16 ft Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Shameka Christon made 16 ft Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Erin Thorn missed 14 ft Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Layup.
Janel McCarville missed 10 ft Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Janel McCarville missed 14 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed Jumper.
Loree Moore made 8 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed Jumper.
Jessica Davenport missed Layup.
Loree Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Ashley Battle missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Battle.
Ashley Battle made Jumper.
Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Battle.
Catherine Kraayeveld made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Loree Moore missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Ashley Battle made Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Ashley Battle made 15 ft Running Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Loree Moore missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Driving Layup. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Layup. Assisted by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Shameka Christon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Loree Moore missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffany Jackson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffany Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Battle missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffany Jackson missed Layup.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Ashley Battle made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffany Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffany Jackson missed Layup.
Shameka Christon made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Janel McCarville missed 17 ft Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 14 ft Jumper.
Ashley Battle missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Loree Moore made Layup.
Loree Moore missed Two Point Shot.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Two Point Shot.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Erin Thorn made 17 ft Jumper.
Ashley Battle missed Layup.
Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Battle.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed 16 ft Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed Layup.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed Layup.
Janel McCarville missed Layup.
Catherine Kraayeveld made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Loree Moore missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Loree Moore missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Tina Thompson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Janel McCarville.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Shameka Christon.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 15 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Smith made Jumper.
Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Ashley Shields missed Layup.
Erin Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Shields made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Erin Grant made Layup.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Ashley Shields missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 13 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Driving Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Driving Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tamecka Dixon made 5 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Running Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner made Layup.
Barbara Turner missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner's Layup blocked by Shameka Christon.
Tamecka Dixon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Tamecka Dixon made 15 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's Layup blocked by Janel McCarville.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

LIBERTY

TIME		HOU	NYL
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Catherine Kraayeveld. Janel McCarville gains possession.	0	0
9:51	Shameka Christon Bad Pass	0	0
9:37	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	0	0
9:36	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:23	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Janel McCarville.	0	0
9:04	Catherine Kraayeveld missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:03	Crystal Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:57	Sancho Lyttle Bad Pass	0	0
8:42	Catherine Kraayeveld made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.	0	3
8:30	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Loree Moore.	0	3
8:19	Catherine Kraayeveld Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	0	3
8:00	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	2	3
7:46	Shameka Christon made 16 ft Jumper.	2	5
7:35	Janel McCarville Jump Ball	2	5
7:28	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Catherine Kraayeveld.	2	5
7:16	Catherine Kraayeveld Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	2	5
6:54	Tina Thompson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	5	5
6:35	Catherine Kraayeveld missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	5
6:33	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:22	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
6:20	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:05	Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
6:03	Crystal Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	5
5:46	Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Janel McCarville.	5	5
5:43	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	5	5
5:37	Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.	5	7
5:22	Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Shameka Christon.	5	7
5:20	Houston Offensive Rebound.	5	7
5:20	Crystal Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Loree Moore.	5	7
5:11	Erin Thorn missed 14 ft Jumper.	5	7
5:09	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	5	7
4:48	Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.	5	7
4:46	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	5	7
4:41	Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	7	7
4:31	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Shameka Christon gains possession.	7	7
4:31	Official Timeout.	7	7
4:31	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	7	7
4:24	Catherine Kraayeveld made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.	7	10
4:07	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 15 ft Jumper.	9	10
3:45	Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	10
3:43	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	9	10
3:25	Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.	9	10
3:24	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	9	10
3:13	Catherine Kraayeveld Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	9	10
3:01	Erin Thorn Shooting Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	9	10
3:01	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	10
3:01	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	10
2:41	Janel McCarville made Layup.	11	12
2:20	Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper.	13	12
2:06	Janel McCarville missed 10 ft Jumper.	13	12
2:04	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	13	12
1:55	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
1:54	Erin Thorn Defensive Rebound.	13	12
1:45	Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
1:43	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	13	12
1:39	Crystal Smith made Jumper.	15	12
1:22	Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.	15	14
59.9	Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.	15	14
58.9	Houston Defensive Rebound.	15	14
58.9	Ashley Battle enters the game for Erin Thorn.	15	14
58.9	Mistie Williams enters the game for Michelle Snow.	15	14
58.9	Erin Grant enters the game for Crystal Smith.	15	14
58.9	Tiffany Jackson enters the game for Catherine Kraayeveld.	15	14
37.8	Janel McCarville missed 14 ft Jumper.	15	14
33.5	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	15	14
26.0	Tina Thompson made Layup.	17	14
13.9	Shameka Christon missed Jumper.	17	14
10.9	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	17	14
5.9	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.	17	14
2.4	Tiffany Jackson Defensive Rebound.	17	14
0.0	Loree Moore made 8 ft Jumper.	17	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	17	16

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Comets
80
Liberty
74

Game 1

21/7

Liberty
77
Comets
71

Game 2

8/8

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 21 July 2007

New York, NY

Referees:
Bob Trammell
Sue Blauch
Amy Bonner

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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